MILLER WHAN & JOHN PTY LTD GLENBURNIE LIVESTOCK REPORT 4/3/15 MWJ TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR PRESENTATION OF YOUR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS – A REMINDER THAT THE CATTLE SALE NOW COMMENCES AT 9AM The slightly smaller yarding of 1258 cattle was very mixed in quality. Again cattle with suitable fat cover were keenly sought in all classes. The bullocks traded at similar rates, quality grass fed heifers made 205c to 225c and heavy cows 180c to 195c. A very good run of bulls sold to very strong demand from 185c to 212c per kilo. BULLS Sold at 9am Auctioneer Liam Durcan A larger yarding of bulls sold to stronger competition with prices lifting 5-8c a kilo. Heavy sound beef bulls made from 180c to a top of 212c a kilo. Quotations: A/c S R Laslett 2 Limo bulls at 204c 1025kg $2091 and 208c 785kg $1632.80, A/c GA & JH Allen 1 Sim bull 208c 690kg $1435, A/c Ruthven 2 Ang bulls 200c 870kg $1740 and 195c 935kg $1823.25. BULLOCKS & STEERS Drafted and Presented by Auctioneer Andrew Whan & Liam Durcan A very mixed run of bullocks were presented with many more plainer types but also more heavier ox over 700kg. On paper prices appeared lower but taking the plainer quality and some extreme weights into account bullocks were fully firm. Young steers 0-2 tooth sold from 210c to 235c, Jap ox over 600kg 210c to 228c, heavy ox 195c to 208c and manufacturing types 185c to 205c. No Friesians were penned. Quotations: The MWJ run featured drafts finished on Lucerne and the vendors should be congratulated on the finish of these cattle for the tough season. A/c Roxley Park Ang x steers 235c 558kg $1312, A/c Donovans Dairy Ang steers 230c 615kg $1414, A/c RM & M Hope Ang ox 225c 669kg $1505, A/c JK & M J Cleaver 28 outstanding Her ox averaged 221c 703kg $1555 and A/c Dycer Nominees Sim x ox 218c 623kg $1358. YOUNG CATTLE Drafted and Presented by Auctioneer Peter Creek & Scott Miller A smaller, plainer run of yearlings this week. Very few vealers are coming through and most are lighter weights. Trade steers made from 215c to 230c, trade heifers from 204c to 225c and heavy heifers sold from 195c to 218c – all firm to 6c easier. Isolated vealer sales from 210c to 238c. Quotations: A/c ND & MJ Williamson Ang x steers 222c 490kg $1089, A/c MJ & HJ Ruwoldt Ang x steers 228c 467kg $1086, heavy heifers A/c Belgrave Past Co 212c 407kg $863 and A/c KJ & MJ Mountford Her x heifers off irrigation 215c 315kg $678, A/c GJ & R Lovell Lim x vealers 235c 347kg $816. COWS Drafted and Presented by Auctioneer Liam Durcan and Andrew Whan A much smaller run of cows that lacked the depth of quality of past weeks. Best medium/heavy beef cows 182c to 195c while lighter/ plainer beef cows sold from 161c to 182c. Quotations: MWJ yarded a small but good quality run of cows. A/c GJ & R Lovell Ang x cows 189c 608kg $1150, A/c KJ Upton “Glencairn” Her cows 193c 573kg $1107, A/c Belgrave Past Co Her cows 192c 556kg $1068. SHEEP & LAMBS Drafted and Presented by Auctioneer Scott Miller and Peter Creek 3861 sheep sold, 1668 more than last week. An increased yarding with some excellent drafts of shorn lambs came forward. Very strong restocker demand pushed wholesalers all the way while all other trade and export lambs were slightly cheaper. Best export lambs of the day from 26-30kg were $154 to $162 selling at firm rates. Heavy trades 22-24kg were $2-4 cheaper from $115 to $135. 20-22kg trades sold from $111 to $124. 18-20kg medium trades were pushed by restockers from $106 to $118. 12-16kg light trades and restocking lambs varied from firm to $6 dearer from $78 to $100. Quotations: A/c Karinya 13 lambs (32kg dressed) at $162, A/c IR & MA Heinrich 168 shorn lambs from $111 to $116, A/c Highbury Trading 40 excellent shaped lambs from $118 to $130, A/c AC & BL Beggs 80 XB ewes at $108. ** ATTENTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS ** SOME PROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS ARE REQUIRING (AS OF JANUARY 2015) CURRENT UPDATED NVD’S – WE URGE YOU TO ORDER NEW BOOKS OR ORDER E-DEC’S ONLINE NEXT MOUNT GAMBIER STORE CATTLE SALE FRIDAY 13TH MARCH 2015 AT 11AM 2000 CATTLE ADVERTISED FOR SALE • 2 Angus bulls, rising 2 y.o. Price: $3300 GST Inc. Contact Liam Durcan 0409 788 892 • 500 rolls of Sileage in the Yahl area. Loading equipment available. $80 per roll GST Inc. • 4 Tugulawa Simmental bulls, 2 y.o. Price: $2500 to $3500 + GST. Contact Peter Creek 0428 838 332 WANTED • Friesian heifers from 120kg to 350kg. • Friesian Jersey x heifers, joinable. Contact Liam Durcan 0409 788 892 MWJ REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Lot 54, Eight Mile Creek Road, Eight Mile Creek ........$125,000 6600m2 approx. level block. Zoning is now Rural Living. Build your dream home now in this holiday/lifestyle destination. Lot 56, Eight Mile Creek Road, Eight Mile Creek ........$130,000 7402m2 approx. undulating block, elevated at the rear. Zoning is now Rural Living. Building at rear of block could offer views over Browns Bay. Great holiday/lifestyle destination. Ring Garry Hardy today! Phone office 8723 1066 or mobile 0488 055 924 659961 MILLER WHAN & JOHN PTY LTD Livestock Agents & Auctioneers Real Estate Agents M.R.E.I. - RLA 65651 - Members R.M.A. 70 Commercial Street West, Mount Gambier SA 5290 Phone: 8723 1066, Fax: 8723 1101 Email mwj@sctelco.net.au View Property Listings at www.realestate.com.au 26 - The Border Watch, Friday, March 6, 2015 INTERSTATE SALE: Six South Australian buyers purchased nine bulls at the Banquet Angus sale. Banquet’s Gordon Branson (second left) is pictured with Duan Butler, who purchased one bull for Ian Leske, Barry and Damian Pitt of Coonawarra, who purchased two top bulls at $17,000 and $12,000 and Thomas, DeGaris and Clarkson Penola buying agent Peter DeGaris. Banquet bulls impress THERE have been many fantastic sale results and individual highlights during the 16 sales held by Stephen and Noeleen Branson and family of Banquet Angus at Mortlake, but none more exciting than this year. Ninety nine Angus bulls of outstanding quality were offered to a large crowd that included 103 eager prospective buyers, plus further connections via the Auctions Plus network. Long-time repeat client Tom Shoobridge of Cleveland Pastoral in Tasmania kicked the sale off on a great note with a winning $18,000 bid for Banquet Jaffa J200, yet another top son of super sire of the last few years Banquet Ballis B017. Tom will offer 1400 to 1500 young calves at the end of March - progeny from his previous Banquet bloodlines. It is the success of such weaner steers and heifers in sales that brought so many repeat clients back to the sale, but not many expected the result that followed. All 99 bulls sold in rapid fire bidding topping at $40,000 and averaging an exceptional $8374. In such a high quality lineup it was hard to identify a star lot, but Banquet Juba J263, the first son of Banquet Forbidabull F485 to be offered by Banquet, was a favourite of the Branson family. He proved to be a favourite of many others in the sale barn as well, for rapid fire action from multiple bidders quickly took the price to $38,000. It was then that Richard and Sandra Retallack of the Glengowan stud at Newbridge in New South Wales placed their only bid to successfully purchase the bull, delivering the highest Banquet auction price since 2005 when Time Frame sold for $50,000. The Glengowan stud of 350 females was founded in 1957 by Sandra’s father Stuart Gordon and is based strongly on New Zealand bloodlines. A tremendously powerful son of Wittalocka Freightline F76, Banquet Jacko J203, took the eye of South Australian regular buyers Barry and Damien Pitt of Sumatanga Park in Coonawarra. Bidding though Thomas DeGaris and Clarkson’s Peter DeGaris, they paid $17,000 to secure him. They then backed up, purchasing Banquet Jack J545, a wonderfully strong 17-month-old son of Banquet Duncan D412 for $12,000. With a massive hindquarter and great length from hips to pins, the bull was a great value buy. Ken Badenoch, buying through Keatley Livestock Mount Gambier, returned to Banquet for the first time since 2010. He made the trip memorable by purchasing four bulls to $7000 and at a $6000 average to be prominent in both the volume and value buying stakes. Evan Pettingill of Millicent got even better value with his two purchases at just $4000 and $3000 while Duan Butler, buying for Ian Leask, also through TDC Penola, paid 26 on the land VISIt US onlIne borderwatch.com.au Angus quality shines with total sale clearance $6000 for his purchase. The four SA buyers purchased nine bulls at a $7333 average. Stephen and Noeleen Branson and family were ecstatic with the result, being “blown away” with the support, especially from loyal long-term clients. “They are very faithful and while the sale started like a rocket, this was primarily due to the strong early competition from our regular clients who are getting such good results with their young cattle,” Stephen Branson said. “They also realise they get much more than just a bull when they buy at Banquet.” Landmark auctioneer Kevin Norris said it was a great reward for breeding cattle with good figures, but “more importantly from a buyer’s perspective, sires that are functional and with substance and doing ability that thrive on grass, enabling clients to regularly get benefits with sale topping weaners”. STRONG PRICE: Hamish, Gordon and Noeleen Branson of Banquet Angus in Mortlake with purchasers Richard and Sandra Retallack of the Glengowan Angus stud at Newbridge in New South Wales and Stephen Branson of Banquet with the $40,000 sale topping bull at the 2015 Banquet Angus bull sale. www.theborderwatch.com.au